- * Get the description of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's description.
- */
-function get_the_author_description() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->description;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the description of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_description()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_description() {
- echo get_the_author_description();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the login name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's login name (username).
- */
-function get_the_author_login() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->user_login;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the login name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_login()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_login() {
- echo get_the_author_login();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the first name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's first name.
- */
-function get_the_author_firstname() {
- global $authordata;
- return $authordata->first_name;
-}
-
-/**
- * Echo the first name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @see get_the_author_firstname()
- * @return null
- */
-function the_author_firstname() {
- echo get_the_author_firstname();
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the last name of the author of the current post in the Loop.
- * @global object $authordata The current author's DB object.
- * @return string The author's last name.
+ * Retrieve the author who last edited the current post.
+ *
+ * @since 2.8
+ * @uses $post The current post's DB object.
+ * @uses get_post_meta() Retrieves the ID of the author who last edited the current post.
+ * @uses get_userdata() Retrieves the author's DB object.
+ * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'the_modified_author' hook on the author display name.
+ * @return string The author's display name.